This program will help you prepare your documents. It will ask you questions and you will enter your answers. At the end of the program, you will get a completed set of court forms with instructions that you can save and print.

Form completion time: 45 minutes to 90 minutes

You will be able to stop and save your work in the middle of the program.

Unfortunately, this program does not allow pensions or 401(k) retirement accounts. If you do not have children without spouse, you can use our Divorce without Children program instead. Otherwise, please use the Get Legal Help button at the top of the page to find an attorney who may be able to help you.

i am starting the process of divorce. my kankakee county office asked me to have the forms ready for them. and guided me to this website. the divorce with children program says not use if children live in a different state. do these form not apply to me. and where can i locate the correct forms?

Thanks for your question. Unfortunately, the Divorce with children forms currently on this website require that the children live in Illinois. A lawyer can help prepare the necessary court forms if the children are living out-of-state. To find a lawyer, click Get Legal Help at the top of this page.

I'm not sure where to go from here. We bought a house last year. We've already decided that I'll be keeping the house, and have come to an agreement on every other aspect as well. Neither of us wants to deal with hiring a lawyer. Is there a way to file our divorce (with children and real estate) without lawyers?

Thank you for your question, Julia. While helpful, you do not have to have a lawyer to file for divorce. You can file on your own. Every county in Illinois has a legal self-help center. This may be a good place to start. You can find your closet self-help center on this list.

I cannot find the needed forms on your website. We have a child and piece of land that was purchase, but all information is agreed upon. Your questionnaire says I cannot use the form listed, but I don't see any others available.